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CES 2019: Virtual reality is not the star this year

By Molly Wood
January 10, 2019
An attendee uses a virtual reality headset to experience automotive safety at the Panasonic booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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But augmented reality … that might just be a different story.

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82: This is your brain on VR

By Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal
September 18, 2018
A Samsung Gear VR presentation at the 2016 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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It's gonna get scary, folks.

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"Ready Player One" creator on balancing fantasy and reality

By Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
March 27, 2018
Director Steven Spielberg, left, and writer Ernest Cline attend the Warner Bros. Pictures “Ready Player One” presentation during Comic-Con International 2017 in San Diego, California.
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Unplugging from the virtual world is essential, author Ernest Cline says.

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What will the holidays look like in 2030?

By Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Kristin Schwab
December 19, 2017
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Will late holographic family members join us around the dinner table?

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Should VR headsets be "ugly and a little awkward"?

By Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry, and Emily Henderson
November 20, 2017
Visitors try out VR glasses at the booth of Samsung at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin on September 2, 2017.
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Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier thinks so.

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An empire built on fame reaches a 10-year milestone

By Marketplace staff
October 13, 2017

The Kardashians have amassed wealth through social media use.

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CEO Satya Nadella explains his vision for Microsoft and the future

By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
September 28, 2017
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, speaks during a Microsoft event in May 2017 in New York City.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said putting PCs on every desk was just the beginning.

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Virtual reality filmmaking moves forward

By Marielle Segarra
July 27, 2017

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Back so soon? 'American Idol' returns … but to ABC, not Fox

By Adriene Hill
May 09, 2017

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